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Webster 1913 Edition
Angler
An′gler
,Noun.
1.
One who angles.
2.
(Zool.)
A fish (
Lophius piscatorius
), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog
, frogfish
, toadfish
, goosefish
, allmouth
, monkfish
, etc. Webster 1828 Edition
Angler
AN'GLER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Angler
Angler
See also: angler
German
Noun
Angler m (genitive Anglers, plural Angler)
Declension
Declension of Angler
Related terms
- angeln
- Angel
- Anglerfisch
- Anglerlatein
angler
angler
See also: Angler
English
An angler fishing off a pier
Noun
angler (plural anglers)
- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
- The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
- Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.
- (archaic, slang) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
Synonyms
- (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman
- (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish
- (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
Related terms
Translations
person who fishes with a hook and line
angler fish
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person who schemes
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petty thief
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References
- angler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg